kyle hilsendager, ph.d. [email protected] 1
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Understanding Forest Management Concerns
Near Important Recreation & Tourism
Areas in BC
Kyle Hilsendager, [email protected]
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Survey methodology Degree of concern Issues of concern Important recreation users Communication with industry Opportunities for input
Overview
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Representatives from recreation/tourism stakeholder groups throughout BC were recruited to complete an online questionnaire.
6 questions about forest management. Responses from 57 questionnaires
included in analysis.
Survey Methodology
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1. To what degree are the recreation or tourism stakeholders that you represent concerned about the negative impacts of industrial forestry in your local area?
Degree of Concern
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Areas where respondents indicated that they were very concerned include:
Degree of Concern
•Barriere•Chilliwack•Clearwater•Comox Valley•Cowichan Valley•Cranbrook (East Kootenays)•Enderby (North Okanagan)•Fraser Valley•Grand Forks•Kamloops•Kelowna
•Logan Lake•Nanaimo (Central Vancouver Island)•Penticton•Port Alberni•Powell River•Prince George•Revelstoke•Salmon Arm•Southern Vancouver Island•Squamish•Vernon•Whistler
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Areas where respondents indicated that they were somewhat concerned include:
Degree of Concern
•Castlegar•Chilliwack•Comox Valley (North Vancouver Island)•Fort St. John•Fraser Valley•Gold Bridge•Logan Lake•Harrison Lake•McBride (Robson Valley)•Princeton (Similkameen Valley)•Rossland (Columbia Valley)•Squamish•Vancouver North Shore•Vernon
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Degree of Concern
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2. Please indicate the forest management issues of concern.
Issues of Concern
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Other forest management concerns identified include:
◦ Restriction of access to certain areas (5)◦ Environmental concerns (4)◦ Impacts to waterways (4)◦ Road safety and industrial traffic (2)
Issues of Concern
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3. Please identify the important recreation users in your area.
Important Recreation Users
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4. How often do you meet or communicate with government or forest industry representatives to discuss harvesting in your area?
Communication with Industry
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5. From the perspective of the local stakeholders you represent, how would you describe the success of meetings and/or communication with government or forest industry representatives in your local area?
Communication with Industry
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6. In your opinion, local stakeholders have sufficient information, input and influence to protect and enhance recreation and tourism resources in your area.
Opportunities for Input
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Representatives from 48 different recreation/tourism stakeholder groups indicated that they were either ‘very concerned’ or ‘somewhat concerned’ about the negative impacts of industrial forestry in their area.
Negative visual impacts (68.4%) and degraded summer trails (61.4%) were the forest management issues of concern most commonly mentioned by survey participants.
52.6% of survey participants communicate with government/forest industry representatives to discuss harvesting at least once per year. Many of these individuals reported successes in these meetings.
64.9% of survey participants do not believe that local stakeholders have sufficient information, input or influence to protect and enhance recreation/tourism resources in their area.
Summary
